3 vol. art nouveau book designed by Walter Crane, Holy Bible, Biblia Sacra, 1901

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3 vol. art nouveau book designed by Walter Crane, Holy Bible, Biblia Sacra, 1901:
$4400.00

- Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau design -

an impressive illustrated Holy Bible, the

Biblia Sacra Vulgatae EditionisIllustrata

the 3 volumes aretitled in gold on the spine:

Genisis Regum, Novum Jesu Christi Testamentum, ParaLipomenon Machabaeorum

cover and interior design by:

Walter Crane

3 very big and heavy books,

large folio,

the covers messure: 55 x 42 cm / circa 21.6 x 16.4inch

Publishing date: 1901, Amsterdam

Language: Latin

This magnificant Dutchpublication seems to have a rare cover design, probably executed only once byappointment, after a design by Walter Crane.

Outside: gold, black and reliëf decorated leatherbinding

Inside: gold and black titles, decorations andinitials by Walter Crane

Beside the pagedecorations there are at least 122 full-page illustrations, heliogravures ofart by the following artists:

Briton Rivière (1840-1920),

Walter Crane (1845-1915),

Fritz Von Uhde (1848-1911),

Jean Léon Gérome (1824-1904),

Edwin Austin Abbey (1852-1911),

James Joseph Tissot (1836-1902),

Juliaan de Vriendt / DeVriendt (1842-1935),

John Macallan Swan (1846-1910),

Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema (1836-1912),

Sacha Schneider (1870-1927),

Giovanni Segantini (1858-1899),

Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938),

Prof. Arthur VonKampf (1864-1950),

Jean Paul Laurens (1838-1921),

Prof. Ilja Jefimowitsch / Jefimovitsj Repin(1844-1930),

Jean Joseph Benjamin – Constant (1845-1902),

Josef Israëls (1824-1911),

Frank Dicksee / Diksee (1853-1928),

Vaclav de Brozick / Brozik (1851-1901),

Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905),

Domenico Morelli (1826-1901),

Pierre Cécile Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898),

Francesco Paolo Michetti (1851-1929),

Sir Edward Burne – Jones (1833-1898),

Prof. Max Liebermann (1847-1935),

Prof. José Villegas Cordero (1844-1921)

The illustrations all have decorative tissue guardpaper.

The illustrations are in fine condition, but 4illustrations have been expurgated somewhere in time; bare breasts and bottomshave been delightful covered with

blue-ish ink drawing - please email if you want pictures of all 4.

Prints engraved and printed in Paris, by Lemercier andCo.

This Biblia Sacra is publiched by: Amstelonami TypisSocietatis Anonymae.

We do not now the provenance, but we have receivedinformation that it has been in the collection of Bisdom Haarlem or BisschopBottemanne.

Editors and others involved with the publishing, namesmentioned:

- Caspar Joseph Martino / Gaspard JosephusMartinus /C.J.M. Bottemanne (1823-1903), Bishop of Bisdom Haarlem, The Netherlands.

- Mgr. Petrus / P. Stroomer (1864 or 1861 – 1929), Kapelaan/ Sacellanus Amsterdam, Deken / Dean of Amsterdam, Rector / Master of theBegijnhof Amsterdam.

- Hendrik / Henricus / H. van de Wetering (1850-1929) Aartsbisschop / Archbishop,Utrecht, The Netherlands.

- Sixti V Pont Max Clementis VII

Condition:

firm bindings, beautiful insides, complete,all leather surfaces have superficial damages,

the leather itself seems fine and firm,the damages seem to beto thetop (lacquered?)layer, all corners are bumped.

– please have a look at all 12 pictures -

and

- do email us formore pictures of the covers to see all the damages -

we can only publish 12pictures on

The weight of the 3 volumes together is 28 kg,

thatleads to high shippingcosts that will be included in the sale price,

we will probably ship in 3 packages,

this can result in receiving them during a time period of more days/weeks